The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-02

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der all original papers in causes
instituted, and has preserved with
care all papers and books con-
nected With his Office.
The Com. regret t. state tAtf
there has been an increase IN the
number Of liens anI mortgages fe-
corded during tho past few years.
The masses of our people are 2ot
prospering, but, on the contrary,
are getting poorer each year. Srt
s1ill they are struggling brave;E
on, burdened with an exhorhitant
tax, paying their debts as best
they can, earnestly watching and
waiting for the dawn OF the Day Of
better things.
We have examined the bonds of
all the County officers and iE;2!
justices, and find them good and
amply sufficient.
The Treasurc; and Board OF GO.
Com. handed in their annual re-
ports for the fiscal year l563-o, to
the presiding Judge at The Fehy,
term.
The School Commissioner -niade
no report at that time, claiming
that he WAS excused bt' act OF the
last legislature. We decided diff
ferentiy, his report die not come
into our possession Til Oct. 4th.
These reports have been carefully
examined. The County Commis-
sioner's report is only signed h}'
one of the board, ana attested by
the Clerk.
There is no discrepancy between
this report and that OF the Treas
urer.
There is a discrepancy between
the School Commissioners and
that part OF the Treasurer's, as Ge-
Sers to the school funds. In school
dist. nun. Der ! the Treasure. has
paid ;2e claim me number given q
"W. J. Coayers FOR Eer%irs s., :"
this claim does pct appear at a.; n
the school Commissioners report.
There is an error il addition n
the School Com's. report, the tota.
amt of claims approved IN sc:aoc:
dist. No5 should have been $45'.25
instead Of $4477.225. The school
Com. failed to give the nuM;ha" OF
any of the claims approved
The Co. CONS. report $:"3.72 col
lected ("per co. Treas. re@orv 10
Oct. 15th) for iiqaor licenses; az
kao9c that there %,ere two bar-
rooms in tliis e2wn last year, which
should have pals, to the County
800 apiece license.
The present 3oara of County
Commissioners are &oj2g their duty
as best they can padar TIE emhar-
RAISING circun::sia2 IL which
they found the o&:ce ia: winter.
The cid County debt last Aag.
amounted to 1857, 5-t since t&:C;
time we understand that il has
been reduced. All OF the Cc2ety
bonds will DC paid this year. ;he
roads are in fair condition, ana
better attention has been pail to
the working OF the same. IHe
Commissioner have given out 10
'tiobs" on bridge-worE. but have
paid so mach Per piece "a eli tle.r
contracts.
After a careful investigation 2i
all affairs pertaining to this Office,
we think 1850 amply sui:i"ient 20
pay the current expenses CT the
et-1'ut ---------
We would cal! your Honor's at
tention to the condition Of cJ;r
Courtroom. Certain recrmmen-
Gations were made il our Feb. pre-
sentiment viz: That the stoves be
removed from the places where
they now are; that the bar be fu:-
nished with comfortable chairs.
and an additional umbcr OF
tables, that the jury seats be raised
above the floor OF the bar, the
front seats at least one foot, and
the rear seats eight Or ten inches
above the front sea:S, that they DC
rallied OF as far forward as viii in
Glade the doors OF the jury rooms;
and that spittoo2s CT boxes be
placed within the bar. !udgc
Withersroon endorsed; !lese rec
oranenGatioCs, aE..: sill 1heE- have
not been carried out hy the County
Commissioners. an, We hereby re-
.Ia
We are pleased t2 nr:e hat with
il past year our Court roo,-,, with
the exception o. one OF i've occ2s-
ions, has been used only :o; ies;t-
innate purposes.
The public schools, as they have
been conducted in The past, have
proved q farce, and unless there is
Il radical and immediate improve
aeat the entire system should be
abolished. Il seems to Us that s|:e
law has been construed to maan,
that the two-nlili levy and capita
ton tax has been for the benefit o.!
tls School Commissioner ana
teachers-the scholars reaping lit
tie or no benefit thacefrala. I'h..
school term lasts each year an aE.-
erage Of two months-in Some dis
tricts only two Weeks-costing the
tax payers about $5,04G per annun-
Neither the trustees, nor the School
Commissioner, as far as we have
learned, have done Jhe;r duty as
required by law. The teachers